Wednesday, September 26, 2012

First, Kill All The Lawyers...

...New national guidelines for lawyers recommend knowledge of aboriginal rights
"The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is recommending in its first-ever set of national standards for admission to the bar that all new Canadian lawyers possess knowledge of aboriginal rights.

Approved over the weekend in Vancouver, the move by the federation - the coordinating body for Canada's 14 provincial and territorial law societies - is part of a push to ensure Canada's lawyers are knowledgeable in aboriginal law, an area that some legal experts say is becoming more important and plays into everything from natural resources development to drafting or changing government policies.

Aboriginal law is the law relating to the content and application of the constitutional protection of aboriginal and treaty rights that was affirmed in the 1982 Constitution Act."
That should just about do it.

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